Scientist, Natural Language Processing (Entry Level)
Company: Charles River Analytics
Location: Cambridge
Posted on: June 22, 2022
Job Description:
Charles River Analytics brings foundational research to life,
creating solutions and technology to tackle the world's most
challenging problems. Our scientists and engineers work together to
mature our research results into viable, deployable products for
the government and private sector. Our extensive research,
development, and deployment spans across many disciplines, such as
AI, cyber security, robotics, cognitive science, and human-centered
computing. We are a 100% employee-owned company, encouraging
participation, innovation, and responsibility from our entire
staff. At Charles River, we take great pride in our success in
attracting and retaining the most talented and creative
problem-solvers in our field. Are you interested in being an
Employee Owner at one of Boston's Best Places to Work? If this
sounds like you, then we'd love to hear from you!We have an
exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic computational linguist
with a strong interest and research experience in natural language
processing (NLP) to work on applied NLP research solving real
operational problems for the US Government and commercial
customers.Example projects you may work on include:
- Developing information extraction tools for extracting key
information from academic papers or system descriptions
- Developing systems that extract key information from news
stories or press releases written in several different
languages
- Developing a system that uses a functional grammar to generate
draft reports from semantic representations
- Developing tools to detect bias and subjectivity in written
communicationsYou will work on parsing, understanding, and
generating natural language using a variety of technologies, such
as machine learning, knowledge representation, semantic
technologies, and advanced visualizations to support
decision-making. You will design and build knowledge structures
such as grammars and semantic representations that support specific
applications. You will work in small project-oriented research
groups led by a Principal Investigator and supported by other
scientists and software engineers. You will perform scientific
research and rapid prototyping. You will also have the opportunity
to contribute to published research. At Charles River Analytics, we
foster an environment where scientists are free to pursue their own
research interests as well as working in highly collaborative
teams. Major Responsibilities/Activities:
- Design and implement grammars, semantic representations, and
lexicons
- Design and implement software prototypes and tools
- Communicate effectively with supervisor and other team
members
- Contribute to reports and papers describing your research
- Formulate new ideas and contribute to methods for new research
projectsWhat you need:
- Master's degree in Computer Science or Computational
Linguistics (or closely related field) with emphasis on applied
natural language processing
- Interest in applied NLP research, including machine learning,
advanced grammars, and semantics
- Strong interest in, and aptitude for, software development,
including programming skills in Python, Java, or other
object-oriented programming languages (code samples may be
requested)
- Candidates should have demonstrated capability to work
independently as well as effectively within a team environment
- Ability to communicate effectively in written and oral form
(writing samples may be requested)
- This position requires enthusiasm and energy coupled with the
ability to adapt under pressure
- Candidates must be able to take direction and take initiative,
and the knowledge of when to apply each
- US Citizenship is required for this position Our ideal
candidate has:
- Experience with NLP tasks, such as named entity extraction,
named entity resolution, relationship extraction, and natural
language generation
- Experience with NLP technologies, open source tools,
implementations of grammar and semantic formalisms, machine
learning, and/or probabilistic reasoning
- Experience with software development processes, projects, and
teams
- Fluency in, or experience processing, languages other than
EnglishWhy CRA?Charles River Analytics is a 100% employee-owned
company that thrives on collaboration and values each employee
owner. We offer competitive compensation plus bonuses,
profit-sharing, and an attractive benefits package. Our benefits
include 100% employer-paid medical and dental insurance as well as
vision, life, and disability insurance; paid maternity/paternity
leave; tuition reimbursement; monthly gym allowance; free parking;
generous paid time off; and a casual environment. We are also
accessible by public transportation. We offer a hybrid
onsite/remote schedule with tremendous flexibility. At Charles
River, we truly value work-life balance.
Keywords: Charles River Analytics, Cambridge , Scientist, Natural Language Processing (Entry Level), Other , Cambridge, Massachusetts
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